Health and Safety Risk Management in Industry 4.0 and RISK MANAGEMENT modules, AND THE PROACTIVE SAFETY METHOD, RISKS AND EMERGENCIES
Image Source: https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/expert-insights/industry-4-the-future-of-risk-management-man-vs-machine Introduction For the past few centuries, the developments have made significant, technically driven leaps, better described as revolutions rather than gradual growth. In the late 18th century the industrial revolution (Industry 1.0) took place, in which steam power and mechanization were leading. The late 19th-century industry was enhanced with the invention of electricity which allowed for mass production by using more efficient assembly line operations (Industry 2.0). The end of the 20th century was characterized by automation through the emergence of computers (Industry 3.0), which is still partially ongoing. Industry 4.0, an era that is marked by connectivity, we are currently bridging an interim period that places us at the base of the next revolution, defined as Industry 4.0. This upcoming era is marked by connectivity; cyber-physical systems (CPS) that operate